Ironing-table.



C. M. RESCH.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1911.

Patented Jan. 16,1912.

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G. M. RESCH.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1911.

Patented Jan. 16,1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIfiE.

CASPER M. RESCH, OF FOWLER, ILLINOIS.

IRONING-TABLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CASPER M. Rnson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fowler, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ironing tables, andmore especially to those of that character'which are knock-down or foldable; and the object of the same is to effect certain improvements in tables of this kind.

This object is accomplished by the construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of this improved ironing table set up and ready for use; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the ironing table proper and a cross section of the entire device on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking upward; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the complete device folded but before the ironing table proper has been disconnected from the base portion; Fig. 4: is a side elevation similar to Fig. 1 showing the ironing table raised so that a skirt may be slipped thereover and the sleeve board thrown over out of the way; Fig. 5 is an end view taken from the left of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates converging legs connected by a cross bar 2 in A-shape, and preferably also connected at their upper ends by a top block 3; and of the structure thus far described there are two. The frame of this device comprises two parallel side bars 5 connected intermediate their ends by a cross bar 6; and within each end of this frame one of said A-shaped standards or structures is pivoted by pins 7 taking through the side bars into the ends of the cross bar 2 of the standard. Finally each standard is sup-ported in upright position by a brace 8 having a hinge connection 9 with the upper end of the standard at its inner side, and having a notch 10 in its lower end adapted to rest upon the cross bar 6 when the standards are set up. It is obvious that when these braces are disengaged from the central cross bar, the standards may be folded as seen in Fig. 3, so that at this time the entire device Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 20, 1911.

Serial No. 639,681.

thus far described will occupy but little space and can be easily stored or trans ported.

The ironing board proper is designated by the numeral 15 and has on its under face near its larger end a pair of converging cleats 16 with undercut inner edges 17, while across its other end is a cross cleat 18. A tapering block 19 with clove-tailed edges adapted to engage the undercut edges 17 of the cleats 16 is hinged as at 20 to one .of said standards at about the center of its length so that it may lie across the top of this standard when desired or may be rocked on its hinged connection when it is desired to raise the smaller end of the ironing board 15 and slip a garment thereover. When the entire device is to be folded into small compass, the cleats 16 are slipped off this block 19; but when they are engaged therewith the cross cleat 18 engages the top block 3 of the foot standard so as to hold both standards upright.

The sleeve board 25 is supported upon a block 26 rigidly secured beneath its larger end, and the block in turn has a hinge connection 28 with the larger end of the ironing board 15, the construction being such that the sleeve board may be set up upon the ironing board as shown in Fig. 1 or may be turned down when not in use as shown in Fig. 4. v

All parts are preferably made of wood, excepting the fastening devices and the hinge connections, and the proportions and exact shape are matters of no moment.

The operation and uses of ironing devices of this character are too well known to need elaboration here.

What is claimed as new is:

Patented Jan. 16,1912.

In an ironing table, a base comprising.

parallel side bars, a cross bar connecting them midway between their ends, two A- shaped standards consisting of converging legs and a cross bar connecting them, the cross bars of the standards being pivoted between the ends of said side bars, blocks carried by the upper ends of said standards, a third block having converging undercut sides, a hinge connection between this block and that on one of said standards, and braces hinged to the latter and having notched inner ends adapted to engage said first-mentioned cross bar; combined with a board having converging longitudinal undercut cleats on its under side near its head and a cross cleat near its other end, these my hand in presence of two subscribing Witcleats being so spaced that when the hinged nesses. block is engaged between the undercut cleats the remaining cleat will stand just outside the block on the standard at the other end of the base.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set CASPER M. RESOH.

Vitnesses F. M. MCCANN,

ANNETTE THOMASMEYER.

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